[skriːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious
(e.g: her criticism appeared in the form of screeds in a local film magazine)

- a levelled layer of material (e.g. cement) applied to a floor or other surface


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: probably a variant of the noun shred. The early sense was ‘fragment cut from a main piece’, then ‘torn strip’, whence (via the notion of a long roll or list) screed

[skriːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- level (a floor or layer of concrete) with a straight edge using a back and forth motion while moving across the surface


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: probably a variant of the noun shred. The early sense was ‘fragment cut from a main piece’, then ‘torn strip’, whence (via the notion of a long roll or list) screed